It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Clearwater ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over the Thayer Bobcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fightin' Tigers have posted since March 21st.
Clearwater has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Thayer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Clearwater has already played their next game (against Kennett), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Thayer, they will face off against Houston at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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